Steve

sclower@stranger.social

<p>By day, I'm the Accessibility specialist at Desmos Studio. Otherwise, technology, music, fitness, amateur radio, and bad television from the 90's occupy the rest of my time. Dictators and Nazis not welcome.</p>

Posts

Post #2970574
Not directly related to Global Accessibility Awareness Day, but we released a public beta of #Desmos Notebook, a place where you can mix text, math, geometry, graphs, and 3D constructions in a single document a few hours ago. I mention #GAAD here because accessibility is a deeply held core value here, and we&#39;ve spent a lot of time to ensure the product works for everybody. Still a public beta, but I welcome feedback on what works well and any rough edges. Find it at www.desmos.com/notebo...
Post #1036834
Today has been brought to you by the numbers 25, 86, 47, and a lot of tacoes.
Post #984782
I had such hope for the new #SunoAI feature to clone one&#39;s voice for increased personalization. Its approximation of my own dulcet tones fails spectacularly, and thus, I present &quot;My AI Voice&quot; as sung by... a sort of old man with a weird British/American/South African? accent.
Post #984781
Fuck ICE. https://mastodon.radio/@N2DYI/116344068599090088
Post #694209
The combined and still uniquely distinguishable odors of fresh mulch and dog fart permeate my office this afternoon.
Post #694208
Just learned of another victim of today&#39;s right-wing techno-fascism: Code 2040 is closing its doors at the end of May. https://www.code2040.org/blog/2026/3/9/h4uynvb9k2kxgujn56jsw4fqeqyumq
Post #694207
Thought I&#39;d see how #Suno would cover the original Blart Radio theme over my lunch break. Given the source material, I don&#39;t think it turned out too badly.
Post #694206
&quot;I&#39;m Peter Thiel, and I know about the Antichrist. I&#39;m Peter Thiel, and I know about the Antichrist. I&#39;m Peter Thiel, and I know about the An-ti-Chriiiiist.&quot; What a loon. https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/technology-uvt65hdqz/-/a-0fkQ-oTyQbuxx_X8IA0tow%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0
Post #694205
Another #Suno cover, this time of the ending music for Blart Radio. I&#39;m surprised how much of the original it recreated-- even down to the harmonies in the main melody.
Post #577761
It&#39;s nice that federal and state entities are rushing to ensure their software and services are WCAG 2.1 compliant, and demanding suppliers fill out an #accessibility conformance report is mostly reasonable. But providing said document as a non-editable PDF feels disingenuous and hypocritical, and only increases my cynicism that anyone out there really gives a fuck about this stuff.
Post #453738
Easy solution: don&#39;t have friends. https://mastodon.cloud/@slashdot/116072344584105597
Post #453736
Just saw this video featuring my friend Ken, N8KR, talking about all things #SKCC for #HamRadio operators interested in CW with mechanical keys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjEw2cDktvM
Post #290952
New Apple watch move streak record: 2929 days.
Post #290945
It figures that only I would find a way to slice open a finger while trying to stack boxes in a storage locker earlier this afternoon. Made quite the mess, and given that, I&#39;m contemplating a visit to a doctor within the next few days to determine whether stitches will be required. #Thursday
Post #290944
Ten years ago, I began working for a (then) tiny startup out of San Francisco on the side to make some extra cash and expand my engineering skill set. Figured they would keep me around for a few months until they decided their products were &quot;good enough.&quot; Instead, they wound up offering me a full-time position near the end of the year just as my primary job was imploding, and I&#39;ve been here ever since. Feeling much gratitude to be where I am.